Vienna in the daylight part 1

 Entering Vienna today to walk through the old town. Right away we see “old world charm “. We expect to see Cathedrals and castles todaythis statue is at the harbor as we drive into town. The pillar is pierced by ships. It must be a monument to sailors and ships.

Notice the walls along the canal are covered with graffiti. The city has offered graffiti artists space to display their skills and it is kept safe. The catch is the artists can not paint anywhere else or loose the wall space. 

A stroll through a beautiful garden heading towards the palace of the Hapsburgs

The palace is a collection of five buildings all built one after another.

The first building and original palace entrance. Where ever you see the double headed eagle you know it is a

Royal castle 

In the courtyard ( one of five) there was this unusual clock- there is a very small moon clock,a analog clock face and a sun dial all in a row

Of course outside the palace is a group of ruins that are Roman, of course 

Those Romans really were everywhere!

Along the street from the palace the stores lining the sides often are marked with the double headed Eagle and the initials KoK which means it was an official supplier to the Royal Family 

At Michael’s church- a small church squeezed into the space available. 

The monument to honor those who were in the plague. 

Saint Stephen’s cathedral.

 Lots of spire work and details. We didn’t make it inside but imagine it is equally decorated. 

Along the side there are many of these posted-they are the gravestones from the floor inside. Quite ornate 

A bronze model of the cathedral 

Sculpture every nook and cranny 

Outside the cathedral there were many young men dressed in capes or opera costumes- ( called Mozart sellers) their job was to encourage you to buy tickets to the opera performances or other tourist attractions 

After walking around a bit, we found a wonderful caffe shop and stopped for a typical Vienna coffee. 

Along the street it looked like a pastry shop but walking inside and towards the back we found the most beautiful art deco/ nouveau caffe

Windows with Easter decor 

Treats galore

Amazing ceiling

Above our table

Entrance into caffe

Apple strudel with cream… it was delicious and so were the coffees! It  was a great way to end our old town adventure. Time to return to the ship. On our walk back we found the Air BnB we stayed at years ago and enjoyed the memories from then also. Vienna is a city I could visit over and over.